Elsevier and The Geological Society of London Take Home the 2012 Getenergy Award for Education / Industry Partnership

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Elsevier and The Geological Society of London
Take Home the 2012 Getenergy Award for
Education / Industry Partnership
PR Newswire
NEW YORK, July 4, 2012
NEW YORK, July 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-Collaborative work on a new module in Geofacets leads to global recognition of
organizations' success
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, medical and technical information products
and services, today announced that, together with the Geological Society of London, it has
won the award for best Education/Industry Partnership at the 2012 Getenergy awards
ceremony.
Celebrating excellence in education and training in the upstream oil and gas industry, the
Getenergy awards help to validate the significance and sustainable quality of work that
benefits the wider oil and gas energy industry. The Education / Industry Partnership
award, determined by over 11,000 individual votes on Getenergy's website, recognizes the
success of Elsevier and the Geological Society of London's collaboration in developing a
new module for Elsevier's Geofacets research tool. The module adds over 48,000 maps
(70% of which are available for download as.geotiffs) sourced from 11 journals from the
Geological Society of London's prestigious Lyell Collection.
"This award is a fantastic example of how joint efforts, such as ours with Elsevier, are
being recognized for the success they can bring," said Jonathan Craig, Chairman of the
Geological Society's Petroleum Group. "By integrating the rich geological information
available in the Lyell Collection with the easy to search academic information already
available on Geofacets, the oil and gas industry can now have access to a huge range of
information at the tips of its fingers, making upstream exploration a more efficient and
profitable process. The fact that this award was determined by public voting helps make it
clear that the end users themselves recognize the benefits that our collaboration provides
them."
-"It is a welcome sight to see Elsevier and the Geological Society ofL ondon offering
opportunities to really improve the way in which upstream exploration works," said Phil
Andrews, CEO at Getenergy. "It is evident that our community felt the same way:
Geofacets clearly presents an opportunity for organizations to make the most of
information to investigate new opportunities and we're keen to see what it can do for the
industry."
"We are delighted to have won the Getenergy award for our collaboration with the
Geological Society of London," said Friso Veenstra, Director of Market Development, Oil &
Gas at Elsevier. "This emphasizes how working together benefits the oil and gas industry,
as our joint Geofacets tool specifically-provides a global resource for geoscientists in
upstream exploration. As the industry faces challenges in finding new resources, it is tools
such as Geofacets which will give professionals the information they need to make the
best exploration decisions. Winning such a prestigious accolade within the oil and gas
market is testament to our hard work and dedication throughout this project."
thThe Getenergy Award ceremony was held on the evening ofJ une 13 at the prestigious
One Whitehall Place in London, UK. Entries were voted for from a shortlist, with over11,000 individuals taking part in voting.
For more information about the 2012 Getenergy awards and a complete list of this year's
winners: http://www.getenergyawards.com/getenergyawards2012
For more information about the Geofacets and Geological Society ofL ondon collaboration:
http://www.geofacets.com/info/geological-society-london
About Geofacets
Geofacets is a web-based research tool developed for geoscientists working in upstream
exploration. It provides access to an extensive database of over 190,000 geological maps
from Elsevier's Earth science journals and the Geological Society of London's Lyell
Collection, as well as map overlays from leading information providers such as Wood
Mackenzie. With intuitive map-based search features and over 115,000 of all available
maps downloadable as georeferenced files, Geofacets integrates seamlessly with the
geoscientist's workflow in upstream exploration. Its unique interface delivers relevant and
high quality content for scientific analysis and seamless integration with GIS and other
presentation software.
About the Geological Society of L o n d o n
The Geological Society of London, founded 1807, is a learned and professional body of
10,000 Earth scientists based all over the world, with a remit to investigate, interpret,
discuss, inform and advise on the nature and processes of the Earth, their practical
importance to humanity and, in the interests of the public, to promote professional
excellence. It is the UK national society for geoscience, and the oldest geological society
in the world.
The Society offers advice to Parliament and Government, at individual and corporate
levels. Registered Charity No. 210161.-The Society provides a wide range of professional
and scientific support to around 10,000 Fellows (members), about 2000 of whom live
overseas. More than 2000 Fellows are also Chartered Geologists.
About the Getenergy Awards
The Getenergy Awards are unique in recognizing excellence in learning, education and
training for the global oil and gas industry. The awards are part of the annual Getenergy
exhibition and workshops which bring together providers of education and training
together with national and international oil, gas and services companies from 40 countries.
Award recipients are nominated by peers before formally being selected by an Awards
Panel. The final stage is an industry-wide vote which attracts more than 10,000 votes
each year.
About Elsevier
Elsevier is a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information
products and services. The company works in partnership with the global science and
health communities to publish more than 2,000 journals, including The Lancet and Cell,
and close to 20,000 book titles, including major reference works from Mosby and
Saunders. Elsevier's online solutions include ScienceDirect, Scopus, Reaxys, MD Consult
and Mosby's Nursing Suite, which enhance the productivity of science and health
professionals, and the SciVal suite and MEDai's Pinpoint Review, which help research and
health care institutions deliver better outcomes more cost-effectively.A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier employs 7,000 people
worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC, a world-leading publisher
and information provider, which is jointly owned by Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier
NV. The ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange),
RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).
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